diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 17c37e41a93..9c8c180bf45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           uu_shuf,
           uu_sort,
           uu_split,
+          uu_timeout,
           uu_tsort,
           uu_unexpand,
           uu_uniq,
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4cff737eed3..1bfb8a47a37 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4287,6 +4287,7 @@ name = "uu_timeout"
 version = "0.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
+ "codspeed-divan-compat",
  "fluent",
  "libc",
  "nix",
diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
index 90a0b378c4a..ecc10470195 100644
--- a/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ nix = { workspace = true, features = ["signal"] }
 [[bin]]
 name = "timeout"
 path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+divan = { workspace = true }
+uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["benchmark"] }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "timeout_bench"
+harness = false
diff --git a/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..511955f6f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/timeout/benches/timeout_bench.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+//
+// For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+// file that was distributed with this source code.
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use divan::{Bencher, black_box};
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use uu_timeout::uumain;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use uucore::benchmark::run_util_function;
+
+/// Benchmark the fast path where the command exits immediately.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_quick_exit(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bencher.bench(|| {
+        black_box(run_util_function(uumain, &["0.02", "true"]));
+    });
+}
+
+/// Benchmark a command that runs longer than the threshold and receives the default signal.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[divan::bench]
+fn timeout_enforced(bencher: Bencher) {
+    bencher.bench(|| {
+        black_box(run_util_function(uumain, &["0.02", "sleep", "0.2"]));
+    });
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    divan::main();
+}